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Sir Mick Jagger was shocked and devastated last night at the death of his
girlfriend, the designer L’Wren Scott, after she was found hanged in her New
York apartment.

Friends and associates reacted with dismay. Her body was found by her
assistant yesterday morning.

Her death comes only a month after the last-minute cancellation of her show at
London Fashion Week, which she blamed on production delays, and prompted
speculation over the financial health of her business.

It was reported that the latest accounts for her London-based business, filed
in Britain in October 2013, show that the company, LS Fashion,

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L’Wren Scott: debts emerge after death as Stones cancel gig

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Mick Jagger and L’Wren Scott

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Mick Jagger and L’Wren Scott

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L'Wren Scott was found dead in her Manhattan apartment

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Photographers surround the car as her body is driven away from the apartment block

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Scott was a designer and stylist favoured by celebrities

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Ms Scott at her office in Hollywood, Los Angeles

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A gown designed by L’Wren Scott is worn by Berenice Marlohe in the Bond film Skyfall

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Friends and associates were dismayed by her death

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Mick Jagger arrived in Perth yesterday only hours before the discovery of his girlfriend's body

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Police are treating her death as suicide

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She cancelled her show at London Fashion Week at the last minute last month

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Jagger, who is on tour, tweeted this snap before he heard of her death. He later withdrew it

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The Stones are in Australia, the first stop on their 14 On Fire tour

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Scott lived in this exclusive apartment building in Chelsea, New York City

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Mick Jagger arrived in Perth yesterday only hours before the discovery of his girlfriend's body

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Mick Jagger performing in Shanghai last week

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Sir Mick and Ms Scott following a lunch with family and friends

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Left to right: Jade Jagger, Ms Scott, Georgia May Jagger and Mick Jagger

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Victoria Beckham joins Ms Scott for a Chanel fashion collection

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After quitting modelling, Ms Scott went on to become a celebrity stylist